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SoCal Connected
January 9, 2013
Up Front: The California seafood industry supports thousands of jobs, bolsters the economy, and brings us delicacies such as Pacific oysters. But it's all at risk.
In the Studio: The Obama administration's gun control task force is moving ahead rapidly. Val talks to White House correspondent Philip Rucker from The Washington Post about the coming political battle.
Local Flavor: Henry's Tacos is a Valley institution, but it may soon be a memory because of a landlord dispute and some government red tape. Its loyal customers talk about why they love it.
Kicker: Los Angeles Magazine and "Street Gourmet L.A." food blogger Bill Esparza takes Val and Madeleine on a virtual taco tour of Los Angeles.
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A man's search for his missing wife who suffers from early onset Alzheimers reveals gaps in the system meant to locate and care for the mentally impaired in California. "SoCal Connected" documents the journey to answer, where's Nancy?

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Public street disrepair is costing Los Angeles millions in costly personal injury claims.

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They’re tiny, weaponized, and carry a potentially deadly payload. They’re called “Assassin Bugs” and they can be as common as the backyard mosquito or as exotic as the so-called “kissing bug"--and they're here in Southern California, spreading some of the

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SoCal Connected's Deepa Dernandes questions Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini.

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Examine L.A.'s unregulated short-term housing market and an indoor marijuana facility employing veterans.

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A look at the spike in the number of employers retaliating against undocumented workers.

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As new developments pop up all over L.A., many are asking, 'Who approved that?'